This collection contains over 1100 images dating from 1887 to the present and document Spelmans presidents, commencement ceremonies, and campus building and grounds. Also featured are images from Spelmans Department of Drama and Dance from the 1930s to the present. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.  
Jul 5, 2019

Spelman College Photographs Collection

This collection contains over 1100 images dating from 1887 to the present and document Spelmans presidents, commencement ceremonies, and campus building and grounds. Also featured are images from Spelmans Department of Drama and Dance from the 1930s to the present.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.  
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View of Johnnetta B. Cole and Audrey F. Manley. Written on verso: Commencement 1999, Johnnetta B. Cole, Honorary Degree Recipient.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Johnnetta B. Cole and Audrey F. Manley, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
View of Johnnetta B. Cole and Audrey F. Manley. Written on verso: Commencement 1999, Johnnetta B. Cole, Honorary Degree Recipient.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of three graduates at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1999 Graduates
Date Created
1999
Description
View of three graduates at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of stage at Chapel Hill Harvester Church during commencement. Written on verso: Commencement 1999 Chapel Hill Harvester Church; Audrey Manley and Johnnetta Cole.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencemenr 1999 Stage at Chapel Hill Harvester Church
Date Created
1999
Description
View of stage at Chapel Hill Harvester Church during commencement. Written on verso: Commencement 1999 Chapel Hill Harvester Church; Audrey Manley and Johnnetta Cole.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents, Church buildings
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of audience and graduates at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1999 Graduates and Audience
Date Created
1999
Description
View of audience and graduates at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Interior view of chapel during commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1998 Chapel Interor
Date Created
1998
Description
Interior view of chapel during commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Church buildings
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of Audrey F. Manley and Lani Guinier at commencement. Written on verso: Commencement, 1998 - Pres. Audrey F. Manley and Lani Guinier, honorary degree recipient and speaker.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Audrey F. Manley and Lani Guinier, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
View of Audrey F. Manley and Lani Guinier at commencement. Written on verso: Commencement, 1998 - Pres. Audrey F. Manley and Lani Guinier, honorary degree recipient and speaker.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Two graduates embrace at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1998 Graduates
Date Created
1998
Description
Two graduates embrace at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of group of graduates cheering at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1998 Graduates Cheering
Date Created
1998
Description
View of group of graduates cheering at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of graduate at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1998 Graduate
Date Created
1998
Description
View of graduate at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Group portrait of Dr. Audrey Forbes Manley and faculty at her inauguration.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Spelman College Inauguration of Dr. Audrey Forbes Manley, October 31, 1997
Date Created
1997-10-31
Description
Group portrait of Dr. Audrey Forbes Manley and faculty at her inauguration.
Subject
Presidents, African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of President Audrey Forbes Manley greeting students at the welcome reception sponsored by the Spelman Student Government Association.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Audrey Forbes Manley Greeting Students, September 12, 1997
Date Created
1997-09-12
Description
View of President Audrey Forbes Manley greeting students at the welcome reception sponsored by the Spelman Student Government Association.
Subject
Presidents, African American women, Political participation, Presidents, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of President Johnnetta B. Cole handing diploma to student at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Johnnetta B. Cole and Student, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
View of President Johnnetta B. Cole handing diploma to student at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies, Presidents
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Portrait of Dr. Audrey Forbes Manley, 8th President of Spelman College.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Audrey Forbes Manley, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
Portrait of Dr. Audrey Forbes Manley, 8th President of Spelman College.
Subject
Presidents, African American universities and colleges, Portraits and people
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of group of graduates reading commencement program.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1997 Graduates Reading Program
Date Created
1997
Description
View of group of graduates reading commencement program.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of two graduates hugging at commencment.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Two Graduates Hug at Commencement, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
View of two graduates hugging at commencment.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of unidentified smiling graduate at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1996 Graduate
Date Created
1996
Description
View of unidentified smiling graduate at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of two cheering graduates at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1996 Graduates Cheering
Date Created
1996
Description
View of two cheering graduates at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of graduates celebrating at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1996 Graduates
Date Created
1996
Description
View of graduates celebrating at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of stadium, stage, and crowd at commencement. Written on verso: Commencement, 1996; The class of 1996 reached an all-time high of 466 graduates. An overflow crowd of 9,000 parents and friends showed up at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit/Chapel Hill Harvestor Church for their commencement (7,000 seat capacity). Myrlie Evers-Williams, chair of the National Boards of Directors of NAACP delivered the address.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1996
Date Created
1996
Description
View of stadium, stage, and crowd at commencement. Written on verso: Commencement, 1996; The class of 1996 reached an all-time high of 466 graduates. An overflow crowd of 9,000 parents and friends showed up at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit/Chapel Hill Harvestor Church for their commencement (7,000 seat capacity). Myrlie Evers-Williams, chair of the National Boards of Directors of NAACP delivered the address.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection
View of unidentified graduate waving and smiling at commencement.
Spelman College Photographs Collection
Commencement 1996 Graudate Waving
Date Created
1996
Description
View of unidentified graduate waving and smiling at commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American women, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Spelman College Photographs Collection